Two Bit Circus

{{short description|American amusement park}}

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| location = {{ubl|634 Mateo St|Los Angeles, California, U.S.}}

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| theme = Traveling carnival

| homepage = [https://twobitcircus.com Two Bit Circus]

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| season = Year-round

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Two Bit Circus is an American amusement park and themed entertainment company,{{Cite web|last=Martens |first=Todd |title=Two Bit Circus will bring an indoor game-focused theme park to downtown Los Angeles |work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 23, 2018 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/herocomplex/la-et-hc-two-bit-circus-20180723-story.html |access-date=November 20, 2023}}{{Cite web|last=Axon |first=Samuel |title=Inside Two Bit Circus, LA's new VR and arcade amusement park |work=Ars Technica |date=August 22, 2018 |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/08/inside-two-bit-circus-las-new-vr-and-arcade-amusement-park/ |access-date=November 20, 2023}} marketing itself as the world's first "micro amusement park" for its smaller scale indoor attractions.{{Cite web|last=Giggy |first=Sean |title=What's a micro amusement park? Two Bit Circus wants to show you |work=WFAA |date=December 12, 2022 |url=https://www.wfaa.com/article/features/dallas-texas-tx-two-bit-circus-micro-amusement-park/287-a6854a2b-20b7-4604-b01e-3d63bde42374 |access-date=November 20, 2023}} Located in the Arts District of Downtown Los Angeles,{{Cite web|title=Two Bit Circus |work=Time Out |url=https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/attractions/two-bit-circus |access-date=November 20, 2023}}{{Cite web|last=Bishop |first=Bryan |title=How Two Bit Circus is turning its 21st century carnival into one giant game |work=The Verge |date=August 22, 2018 |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/22/17764018/two-bit-circus-micro-amusement-park-escape-rooms-virtual-reality-immersive |access-date=November 20, 2023}}{{Cite web|last=Pimentel |first=Joseph |title=LA-based Two Bit Circus to open a 2nd location in Dallas |work=Spectrum News |date=April 13, 2022 |url=https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/business/2022/04/13/la-based-two-bit-circus-to-expand-into-dallas |access-date=November 20, 2023}} Two Bit Circus opened a second location in Dallas, Texas, in 2022.{{Cite web|last=Gray |first=Kevin |title=Two Bit Circus Is a Carnival Fever Dream with VR Games and a Robot Bartender |work=Thrillist |date=December 13, 2022 |url=https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/dallas/two-bit-circus-immersive-experience-dallas |access-date=November 20, 2023}}{{Cite web|last=Gallagher |first=Danny |title=Two Bit Circus Is a High-Tech Oasis of Games, VR and Interactive Entertainment |work=Dallas Observer |date=February 9, 2023 |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/dallas-best-new-arcade-two-bit-circus-15859063 |access-date=November 20, 2023}}{{Cite web|last=Skores |first=Alexandra |title=Micro-amusement park Two Bit Circus readies for its Dallas debut |work=The Dallas Morning News |date=November 17, 2022 |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/business/retail/2022/11/17/micro-amusement-park-two-bit-circus-readies-for-its-dallas-debut/ |access-date=November 20, 2023}}

Compared to Chuck E. Cheese and noted for its usage of virtual reality,{{Cite web|last=Sherr |first=Ian |title=Two Bit Circus is like a cutting-edge Chuck E. Cheese's |work=CNET |date=August 24, 2018 |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/two-bit-circus-is-like-a-cutting-edge-chuck-e-cheese/ |access-date=November 20, 2023}} Two Bit Circus received positive reviews from critics and audiences upon its opening.{{Cite web|last=Mills |first=Michelle |title=Why LA's new Two Bit Circus is more than an escape room or a virtual reality arcade |work=Los Angeles Daily News |date=August 22, 2018 |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2018/08/22/why-las-new-two-bit-circus-is-more-than-an-escape-room-or-a-virtual-reality-arcade/ |access-date=November 20, 2023}} The two parks largely succeeded by innovating upon the history of the American traveling carnival,{{Cite web|last=Fink |first=Charlie |title=Two Bit Circus, The Carnival Painted With Pixels |work=Forbes |date=August 22, 2018 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/charliefink/2018/08/22/two-bit-circus-the-carnival-painted-with-pixels/?sh=29da1bfd54e4 |access-date=November 20, 2023}}{{Cite web|last=Rogers |first=Kate |title=Two 'mad inventors' have created the circus of the future |work=CNBC |date=September 26, 2017 |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/26/two-bit-circus-has-created-the-carnival-of-the-future.html |access-date=November 20, 2023}}{{Cite web|last=Seeley |first=David |title=L.A.'s Two Bit Circus Expands to Dallas with Arcade Games, VR and AR Experiences, Robot Bartenders, and More |work=Dallas Innovates |date=March 14, 2022 |url=https://dallasinnovates.com/l-a-s-two-bit-circus-expands-to-dallas-with-arcade-games-vr-and-ar-experiences-escape-rooms-and-more/ |access-date=November 20, 2023}} with inventions like the fire performance dunk tank Flambé coming from the entertainment company prior to expansion into creating their own amusement parks.{{Cite web|last=Limer |first=Eric |title=Why Make a Dunk Tank With Water When You Can Make It With Fire? |work=Popular Mechanics |date=October 30, 2015 |url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a18000/dunk-tank-of-fire-steam-carnival-two-bit-circus/ |access-date=November 20, 2023}}{{Cite web|last=Senese |first=Mike |title=The Dunk Tank Goes Extreme with This Fire-Spewing Chamber |work=Make |date=June 29, 2015 |url=https://makezine.com/article/maker-news/flambe-fireball-dunk-tank/ |access-date=November 20, 2023}}{{Cite web|last=Hill |first=Kyle |title=THE BEST DUNK TANK REPLACES WATER WITH FLAMES |work=Nerdist |date=July 1, 2015 |url=https://archive.nerdist.com/the-best-dunk-tank-replaces-water-with-flames/ |access-date=November 20, 2023}}